title: Improved newborn hearing screening follow-up results in more infants identified.
abstract: Longitudinal research suggests that efforts at the national, state, and local levels are leading to improved follow-up and data reporting. Data now support the assumption that the number of deaf or hard-of-hearing infants identified through newborn hearing screening increases with a reduction in the number of infants lost to follow-up. Documenting the receipt of services has made a noticeable impact on reducing lost to follow-up rates and early identification of infants with hearing loss; however, continued improvement and monitoring of services are still needed.
authors.affiliation: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee (Ms Alam); and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia (Messrs Gaffney and Eichwald).
authors.forename: Suhana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaffney
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Eichwald
mesh_terms: D042241:Early Diagnosis; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends